01-03-02 - New Years eve, 2001 - "Detroit Rock City"
Beth Julie and I left in the Eclipse right at about 2pm on Monday.  After about an hours worth of travel time on the turnpike we stopped at one of those rest stations and got some grub, then ended up playin' Galaga and Miss Pac Man (the really fast one) for like 1/2.  That was funny.  Back on the road.

Brian called a little later when we had just got in to Michigan and he was waaaay behind us.  He ended up gettin' to the motel about 20 minutes after us.  LOL  The Days Inn that we stayed at was pretty, uh, dumpy.  Julie and Beth wigged because of the area we were in, so we drove lookin' for a "nicer" area.  Have you ever been to Detroit?  I don't think there are "nice" areas anywhere near it.  Boarded up buildings everywhere, burned out cars just sittin' on the side of the road, etc.

Anyway, we got settled in, searched for a liquor store, and got the party started.  When we were finally ready to go out at around 6, the cab situation to Windsor wasn't lookin' too good.  One cab driver offer to take us to another guy who would then take us to Windsor. "Why can't he just come and pick us up?"  "Dis my area".  Okay.  Yeah.  It was gonna take over an hour at the border anyway, so we decided to just stay in Detroit and go to one of their casinos.  Somebody would have definitely pissed their pants had we waited at the border.  :)

I'm sorry, but that's all the pics I have so far from before 4pm ('cause Julie had her camera while we were downtown).  We got back to the motel around 4:30 I think.  Rich was already tore up and then he decided to take the rest of his Sky at 90º "Vegas style baby!".  Nathan and Rich battled in to the night - the people's elbow off the other bed, chokin' leg clamps, elbows to the forehead, etc. - until we finally passed out at like 6 or 7.

The beer bed incident will forever mark New Years 2002.  Phil dumped his beer when Beth ran into him after Rich pushed her, so who's fault is it?  Julie & Beth had the other non-beer bed and we took it over.  Sorry gals.  Beth stole back her spot when Phil went to the bathroom.  LOL

On the way home on Detroit's shitty-ass freeways, B's right-rear tire blew!  Guess what kind of tire it is!  FIRESTONE!  The whole tred section just came right off.  Nathan ran back down the road and picked it up.  Can you believe that shit?!  We're all gonna be rich when this law suit goes through! 

Sara and I before we hopped back in the cars...